Tim Hoolihan

I had to create a stored procedure to be called from NHibernate. You could use Session.Connection to execute with ADO.Net, but I like the idea of staying in NHibernate for consistency. Anyway, I found a lot of documentation on how to call one, but not with a parameter, so I thought I’d document that here. [...]

For .Net projects that have multiple developers, configuration differences can be a real problem. For this post, we’ll use the example of connection strings, but it could just as easily be a directory location, or some other difference. Let’s say that we have two developers, one is using SQL Server, while the other is using [...]

One or my recent projects was to work with a client to create a Silverlight control for reporting purposes that has some general flashiness, and is reusable across several sections of the site. It has brushed into some interesting areas. I have used Silverlight for some media and imaging applications before, but this was the [...]

When working with Silverlight, if you get an application code error 2103 and go looking for answers, you’ll find posts like this that suggest it’s a namespace problem. If that’s not the problem, you’ll find yourself stuck without many other suggestions. Here’s a simple check for another common problem, permissions to download the Silverlight xap. [...]

I’ve been reading Rocky Lhotka’s Expert C# 2008 Business Objects book. CSLA is a bit of a polarizing framework. A lot of comments on the book are along the lines of “outlived it’s usefulness given the current framework updates” or just generally “not keeping up with modern software trends.” It should also be noted that [...]

public class SampleClass { public int X { get; set; } public override bool Equals(object obj) { if (obj == null) return false; if (obj.GetType() != typeof(SampleClass)) return false; var s = obj as SampleClass; return this.X == s.X; } } Tests: [TestMethod()] public void EqualsTest() { var sc = new SampleClass { X = [...]

If you use subversion or git, bouncing over to source control is something you have to do a lot from Visual Studio. Here’s how to make it easier. In Visual Studio, go to Tools -> External Tools and setup Explorer if you use TortoiseSVN, or GitBash if you use that.

I worked on a project a couple of years ago using dynamic controls in an Asp.Net WebForms environment. Managing dynamic controls can be a real hassle. So when I read Dave Reed’s great article about Viewstate, I wondered if I could do it better now. I worked up a simple example using no Viewstate where [...]

I’ve been working with StructureMap lately, and struggled when I need to pass this in. The following code is an example of resolving that issue… namespace StateMachine { public class StateRegistry : StructureMap.Configuration.DSL.Registry { public StateRegistry () { For<IState>.Use<StateA>.Named(“FirstState”); For<IState>.Use<StateB>.Named(“SecondState”); } } public interface IStateMachine { void ChangeState(IState state); } public interface IState { void [...]

I’ve been working with MSpec lately. It’s a BDD framework for .Net. Here’s a hello world type example that uses Trace Writing to show a little bit about what it does. using System; using Machine.Specifications; using System.Diagnostics; namespace UnitedIndustrial.DataImportConcerns { [Subject("Sample")] public class SampleConcerns { static string _myString; Establish _context = () => { _myString [...]